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title: "NComputing" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["computer-companies-of-the-united-states", "computer-hardware-companies", "computer-systems-companies", "thin-clients", "remote-desktop-protocols", "computer-companies-established-in-2003", "2003-establishments-in-california", "privately-held-companies-based-in-san-mateo,-california"] description: "Virtualization software company" topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NComputing" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameNComputing, Inc.
logoFile:NComputing-Compute-Smartly.svg
typePrivate
foundation2003
location_citySan Mateo, California
location_countryUSA
key_peopleYoung Song (CEO)
num_employeesApproximately 120
homepagewww.ncomputing.com
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|name = NComputing, Inc. |logo = File:NComputing-Compute-Smartly.svg |type = Private |foundation = 2003 |location_city = San Mateo, California |location_country = USA |key_people = Young Song (CEO) |num_employees = Approximately 120 |homepage = www.ncomputing.com}} NComputing is a desktop virtualization company that manufactures hardware and software to create virtual desktops (sometimes called zero clients or thin clients) which enable multiple users to simultaneously share a single operating system instance.

NComputing, based in San Mateo, California, is a privately held for-profit company with offices in the United States, Singapore, UK, Germany, India, Korea, and Poland; and resellers around the world.

History

Founding

In 2003, Young Song, a former VP at eMachines, met German entrepreneur Klaus Maier (formerly CEO of hydrapark), who had spent more than ten years developing the core software on which NComputing is based. They formed a team to develop the complementary hardware in Korea, while the software was written in Poland and Russia. After they successfully launched the product and reached $10 million revenue in two years, the two founders decided to move its headquarters to Silicon Valley. Stephen Dukker, former chairman of eMachines, joined NComputing in August 2006, to lead the company together.

Financing

Dukker introduced NComputing to venture capitalists and technology journalists in September 2006 at DEMOfall 06. By October 2006, NComputing had raised $8 million from Scale Venture Partners (formerly known as BA Venture Partners). In January 2008, the company raised a $28 million series B round of financing, led by Silicon Valley venture capital firm Menlo Ventures with participation from Scale Venture Partners and South Korea's Daehong Technew Corp. In April 2012, the company raised a $21.8 million series C round of financing led by Questmark Partners with participation from existing investors. In 2017, original NComputing Co., Ltd, a Korean corporation, became the ultimate holding company for all other subsidiaries and had raised $6 million from MDI VC (Telkom Indonesia VC in Jakarta), Pinnacle Ventures (Menlo Park, United States), and Bokwang Ventrues (Seoul, Korea) for accelerating South Asia region's growth and boost enterprise VDI software products.

Current growth

The company was founded in 2003. Current global usage is 20 million daily users in 140 countries. Typical customer profile includes 70,000 education and business organizations including 5,000 school districts in the United States. NComputing has shipped more than three million units overall, including 180,000 seats to provide one computing seat for every K–12 student in the country of North Macedonia. As of 2017, the company has 100 employees worldwide.

According to several survey metrics, Ncomputing is positioned as one of the top five major players in the enterprise thin client market - next to Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, and IGEL.

Operating system and virtualization support

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Linux support

Linux is supported through a version of vSpace Server for Linux software. Currently, NComputing offers support for Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 and 18.04. This software is proprietary and requires a server-based license. There is a 10-day free trial period. The vSpace Server for Linux provides features like client session monitoring, virtual IP, optimized video playback and messaging service between the clients.

Windows support

Windows is supported through a version of vSpace Server for Windows software. The supported versions of Windows include: Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2, Windows XP SP3 (32-bit); Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Vista SP21(32-bit); Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows MultiPoint Server 2011, Windows 7 SP1 (both 32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 SP1 (64-bit), Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019.،vSpace Server software utilizes Microsoft Remote Desktop Services features to host user sessions.

References

References

  1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080313044030/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=29649726 NComputing, Inc.]
  2. [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/08/BUGQ5QS9UM1.DTL&feed=rss.business A lesson in technology sharing]
  3. [https://venturebeat.com/2006/10/19/ncomputing-gets-8m-for-low-cost-computer-workstations/ NComputing gets $8M for low-cost computer workstations]
  4. [https://venturebeat.com/2008/01/13/ncomputing-raises-28m-to-spread-cheap-computers-to-poor/ NComputing raises $28M to spread cheap computers to poor]
  5. [https://venturebeat.com/2008/10/13/ncomputing-scores-big-indian-deal-for-its-thin-client-school-computers/ NComputing scores big Indian deal for thin-client computers]
  6. [https://www.ncomputing.com/node/7557 All Macedonian students to use Linux desktops]
  7. [conversation with NComputing HR representative]
  8. [https://ncomputing.box.com/shared/static/mt4uj0uwxsi679px5fc6e8kbt3qidpet.pdf NComputing Operation System Support Matrix]{{Dead link. (March 2023)
  9. [[Desktop virtualization#Virtual desktop infrastructure]] Desktop virtualization
  10. [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ncomputing-launches-verde-vdi-81-solution-for-enterprise-customers-628443933.html] NComputing Launches VERDE VDI 8.1 Solution for Enterprise Customers

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